Leg attachment for furniture



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R. H. LEWIS.

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LEG ATTACHMENT FOR FURNITURE.

Application IedJanuary 6,1921. .Serial No. 435,531.

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Be 1t known thatl, Roennfr/H, Lewis, a

citizen 'of the" United States, residing at adjustable bearings for theof the desirs' or tables, so that each leg" will support its proportionof the weight.` in instances where the floor is inclined or has pockets`or depressions formedtherein. i

The invention includes a base or shoe adapted to support theleganadjusting-bolt threaded in the base, en inverted bonnet or housing forthe bolt and leg` and a spring sleeve within the housing, anaperturefbeing provided in the leg for receiving the bolt.

The invention consists of the novel construction, combination andarrangement of parts described herein and claimed, and as illustrated inthe accompanying drawing, whereim Fig. l is a front view of a deskshowing the device mounted on the legs thereof. Fig. 2 is a view of thedevice and a part of a leg in longitudinal section. Fig. 3 is a sideview of a spring sleeve. Fig. 4 is a side view of the shoe or base. Fig.5 is a side view of the housing or inverted bonnet. Fig. 6 is a viewshowing the preferred form for a screw-bolt. Fig. 7 is a bottom planview of the spring sleeve. Fig. 8 is a bottom plan View of the shoe orbase. Fig. 9 is a bottom plan view of the housing.

Referring now to the drawing, the invention is shown and described inconnection with a desir l0, the legs ll thereof being provided with theadjustable glides, each glide consisting of an apertured base l2 forenthe bottom of a leg' 11, said base preferably being provided with aflange a. Numeral 13 indicates an aperture or recess formed in the legl1 openingon its lower end for receiving the screw-bolt let whichengages 'in the threaded aperture of the base l2 and is loosely disposedin the recess 13, and it will be understood that the bolt may be rotatedto change the dist-ance between the end of the legand the head b of thescrew-bolt- In order that the parts mentionedinayfbe excluded from viewand that an ornan'iental appearance may be provided, an inverted bonnetor housing l5 is provided, its side walls preferablybeing' formedupwardly divergent and having an ample holding space for receiving thelower end portion of the leg. At 16 is indicated the side wall of aspring` sleeve, its upper endpreferably being provided with a ridge c,audits lowerend being longitudinally incised to provide a plurality ofopposed, outwardly inclined wings d, said sleevebeing formed convergentfrom its ridge c toits wingsand adapted to be interposed between the legand sides of the housing to maintain the latter in spaced relation withits walls, equi-distant from the leg. r

lt is well linownthat heavy articles of furniturewhichfare providedlwithf legs are frequently injured' when supported upon doors havinguneven surfaces, pockets or depressions, since `any-voneof the legswhich engages in a depression will fail to support the weight, theresult being that the legs will become loosened. By use of the device asdescribed, adjustments may be made so that the weight will be supporteduniformly regardless of depressions in the Hoor or inclination of afloor.

While I have shown an upwardly divel-gent flange a for the base l2, andprefer thisvconstruction, I do not wish to limit myself to its use. Alsothe device would be operative if the spring sleeve was omitted, but byits use the walls of the housing are ymaintained equi-distant from theleg. l/Vhile I have shown the device to be rectangular in plan, it isobvious that it would be operative if other forms were provided, theform, in plan, for said device, corresponding to the shape of the leg incr0ss-sectionln operation, after the sleeve 16 and base l2 have beenmounted upon the leg, the housing l5 is mounted thereon, and anadjustinent is then made of the screw in the base, depending upon anyunequal surfaces, depressions in the floor, and depending upon anyinclination of the floor, so that, the top of a table may be disposed ina horizontal plane and that all of its parts may be supported uniformly,the sleeve is then moved downwardly for maintaining the walls of thehousing at uniform distances from the sides of the leg, the lower end ofthe housing normally engaging the head said head being or" convexedforni, as shown, for suitably engaging the floor or other support.

What l claim as new and desireto secure by Lett-ers Patent is,-

l. In an attachment for a furniture leg, said leg having a recessopening on its lower end and provided with a base-member having anaperture registering with said recess, a screw-bolt provided with aconvened head and mounted in the aperture of the basemember and adapted,when rotated, to dispose its head at a selected distance 'from thebase-member, an inverted bonnet outwardly of the sides of the leg andadapt-ed to be moved into engagement with ythe head of the serew-bolt,and a sleeve provided with wings, said sleeve being disposedloosely'between the bonnet and leg with its wings engaging said bonnetfor maintaining the walls of the bonnet equi-distant from the sides ofthe leg. 7

2. In an attachment for a furniture leg, said leg having a recessopening on its lower end and provided ywith a base-member having anaperture registering with said recess, a screw-bolt having a head andmounted in the aperture of the base-member and adapted, when rotated, todispose its' head at a selected distance Jfrom the basemember, aninverted bonnet outwardly of the sides of the leg having a part adaptedto be moved into engagement with the head of the screw-bolt andhavingwalls diverging from inedite said engaging part, and a sleevehaving' end and provided with a base-member having an apertureregistering with said recess, a screw-bolt having a head and mounted inthe 'aperture of the base-member and adapted, whenrotated, to disposeits head at a selected distance from the base-member, an inverted`bonnet outwardly ol' the sides of the leg and adapted to be moved intoengagement with the head of the screw-bolt,

and a sleeve incised to provide outwardly inclined wings at one oiitsends, its opposite end being provided with a ridge, said sleeve beingmovably disposed between the bonnet and leg with its ridge above the topand its wings engaging the sides ot said bonnet.

ln testimonywhereof, I 'have affixed my signature in presence oftwovwitnesses.

' ROBERT H. LEWS.

Witnesses ARTHUR H. STRGES, HIRAM A. STURGES.

